From: Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTP id 2232123 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:43 -0500 Received: from static-71-171-102-26.clppva.fios.verizon.net ([71.171.102.26] helo=mail2.2rosenthals.com) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1LEs2y-0005Th-Te for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:43 -0500 Received: from mx.dccnet.com ([24.207.1.250]:41486) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LEs2n-0002VN-1x for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:30 -0500 Received: from mail.dccnet.com (unverified [24.207.98.83]) by mx3.dccnet.com (DCCNet Email Cluster3) with ESMTP id 3065872-1865385 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:04:44 -0800 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A010202.49500245.0171,ss=1,fgs=0 Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:50:38 -0800 To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] OT: Broadband Connection (was: Re: [OS2Wireless] Broadband Connection) X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v2.67/60 X-Originating-IP: 24.207.98.83 Message-ID: <1229979884_361204@mx.dccnet.com> X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: 0.6 NO_REAL_NAME From: does not include a real name Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:50 PM Lewis & Walter My Broadband conection goes to the router 1- eCS runs by cable 2- My sisters Mac by wireless 3- my WinXP by wire & by wireless 4- wire conection for Guest 5 neighbour by wireless NO SHARED FILES Router worked right out of the box Regards Al In , on 12/22/2008 at 02:39 PM, "Lewis G Rosenthal" said: >Hi, Walter, and welcome to the discussion... >On 12/22/08 07:00 am, W. J. Myles thus wrote : >> Hi >> >> My wife has a new high speed internet connection for her Windows >> Vista machine and I would like to take advantage of it for my eCS 1.1 >> computer. I am presently on dial-up using Injoy. >> >> Where may I find a good source of information on the hardware and >> software required to set up a connection. I expect that I will need >> a router to take advantage of her broadband connection but I don't >> need to connect and share files with her computer. I am, of course, >> a complete networking novice. >> >> >Okay, we'll need some more information in order to give you details: > 1. What type of internet service does your wife have? > 2. Who is the internet service provider? > 3. Is your wife's computer connected directly to the box provided by > the internet service provider (cable box, DSL, etc.)? > 4. What is the make & model of the internet service provider's box? > (Look for a label on the back or on the bottom.) > 5. How do you want to connect to the service? Do you have wireless > capabilities in your eCS machine, or will you be using a network > cable? >While this topic may fall slightly outside the realm of wireless >networking with OS/2 and eCS, the list has been quiet, and we often >delve into tangential matters, usually networking-related. If anyone >on-list has an issue with this discussion going OT for a little bit >(I've prepended the subject), please let me know, and I'll take this >off-list. >Cheers/2 >PS - Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate, and an upcoming Merry >Christmas. :-) -- ***************************************** * Alan Townsend Sechelt, BC Canada * * E-Mail: altownsend@dccnet.com * Home Page: * Tel: (604) 885-0943 * * Mr2 Ice: Reg #582 *****************************************